A Horrifying Pregnancy and Cesarean Operation in Eighteenth-Century Ireland

John Copping, the Dean of Clogher, wrote two letters to Hans Sloane in 1738 about a “Caesarian Operation performed by an ignorant Butcher” (British Library Sloane MS 4055, ff. 293-295, ff. 334-338). Copping first heard about the case of Sarah McKinna of Brentram, which had happened four years previously, from another clergyman. He then visited … Continue reading A Horrifying Pregnancy and Cesarean Operation in Eighteenth-Century Ireland →